Core sense — he guarded himself exceedingly; he was pious, careful of his religious dutiesgenerated
8.1
He preserved, or guarded, himself to an unusual degree.
He put a thing between himself and another to preserve, or guard, himself.
Lane cites “Bd in ii. 1” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
8.1.1
In the conventional language of the law: he guarded himself very carefully from sin, whether of commission or of omission, or from what would harm him in the world to come. Bd describes three degrees.
It may often be rendered: he was pious, or careful of his religious duties.
8.1.2[He guarded himself against them very carefully, and was cautious, or wary]—اِتَّقَى عَلَيْهِمْ وَحَذِرَ
See art. خشى, and see Form 1.
8.1.3
يَتْقِى, for يَتَّقِى: see art. تقى, and see a verse of Khufáf Ibn-Nudbeh, quoted in art. وقى, cited under أَثْرٌ.
8.1.4
يَتَّقْ, for يَتَّقِ: see a verse cited under مُتَأَوِّبٌ.
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 8 5 shown of 158
26:108
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ"So fear Allah, and obey me.
26:110
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ"So fear Allah, and obey me."
26:126
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ"So fear Allah and obey me.
26:131
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ"Now fear Allah, and obey me.
26:144
فَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُونِ"So fear Allah, and obey me.
Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.
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He preserved, or guarded, himself exceedingly, or extraordinarily: (Ksh, Bd in ii. 1:) he put a thing between him and another to preserve him, or guard him. (Ham, p. 359.) In the conventional language of the law, He preserved, or guarded, himself exceedingly, or extraordinarily, (Ksh, Bd, ubi supra,) from sin, of commission or of omission, (Ksh,) [or] from what would harm him in the world to come. (Bd, who describes three degrees.) It may often be rendered He was pious; or careful of his religious duties. اِتَّقَى عَلَيْهِمْ وَحَذِرَ [He guarded himself against them in an extraordinary degree, and was cautious, or wary]. (JK, TA, in art. خشى .) See 1. يَتْقِى , for يَتَّقِى : see art. تقى : and see a verse of Khufáf Ibn-Nudbeh, (quoted in the S, in art. وقى ,) cited voce أَثْرٌ . يَتَّقْ for يَتَّقِ : see a verse cited voce مُتَأَوِّبٌ .